One Thing I Hate About the Sherlock Fandom

[rusty_armour]

If there's one thing I hate about the Sherlock fandom, it's the lack of support for writers on LJ. When I see a really good fic that has only received one comment, I can't help feeling disgusted. I could understand if it was a small fandom, but Sherlock is pretty popular. I just have to see the number of communities and writing challenges to know that. And, yes, I realize that we all lead busy lives, and I've certainly been guilty of reading a story and not commenting, but the lack of support in this particular fandom is really appalling. It seems as if it's every writer for herself, unless said writer is part of a clique or has a large network of friends. Thank fuck for A03. At least such writers might receive hits and kudos.

When I post what I hope will be my last Sherlock story (mostly because I'm supposed to be retired from fic writing), I might just post it on A03. I'm not sure if there's any point in posting it on LJ.

Comments

[rusty-armour.livejournal.com]

Sorry for the delay in response. I think the exodus from LJ might explain some of it, but not necessarily all of it. I'm afraid this is going to make me look like a stalker (on top of being a whiner), but I've checked out the Stats/MyGuests LJ feature when I've posted fic (out of curiosity more than anything) and I'll sometimes see quite a few people who are obviously Sherlock fans who didn't comment. Another Sherlock writer I know has had the same experience. Of course, in my case, I think these incidents took place before the exodus, but it was still something that was occurring. And I don't want to sound like the fic police. I don't expect everyone to comment on everything they read because no one has the time and energy for that. I just think that some readers could be a little more considerate and leave a bit of feedback if they like a story, especially if there has hardly been any comments.

Just for the record, I think you do an excellent job providing feedback -- and really good feedback at that. :-)